Earlier this month, Joseph Wayland stepped down as the acting head of the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Antitrust Division, and has now announced he will be joining Simpson Thacher & Bartlett as partner.

Many students—and even adults who are no longer taking classes—enjoy the annual ritual of stocking up on fresh new school supplies. But two companies that make such products—3M Co. and Avery Dennison Corp.—have the back-to-school blues.